Blue Jackets fire head coach Todd Richards, hire John Tortorella
- 9 years ago
Todd Richards is out as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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John Tortorella, former head coach of the New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks and Tampa Bay Lightning has been hired to replace him.
"None of us saw our season unfolding the way it has and every one of us from management to coaches to players bears responsibility," said GM Jarmo Kekalainen in a statement announcing the change.
Richards is being dismissed after a franchise-worst 0-7-0 start to the season.
The seven consecutive regulation losses to start a season matches a feat accomplished by only five other teams in the NHL's 98-year history and only two clubs have started this poorly in the post-expansion era.
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John Tortorella, former head coach of the New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks and Tampa Bay Lightning has been hired to replace him.
"None of us saw our season unfolding the way it has and every one of us from management to coaches to players bears responsibility," said GM Jarmo Kekalainen in a statement announcing the change.
Richards is being dismissed after a franchise-worst 0-7-0 start to the season.
The seven consecutive regulation losses to start a season matches a feat accomplished by only five other teams in the NHL's 98-year history and only two clubs have started this poorly in the post-expansion era.